The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has established a committee to address the ongoing chieftaincy dispute in Ido town, following claims to the Onido of Ido stool by three individuals.

The three claimants — Benjamin Ademola Ishola Orobiyi, Tajudeen Akinola, and Muritala Babalola — have each paraded themselves as the rightful Onido of Ido in Ido Local Government Area, causing concern among residents for several years.

In a statement signed by his media aide, Adeola Oloko, Oba Ladoja confirmed the formation of a panel to investigate the matter and urged all stakeholders to cooperate with the committee.

“Part of the panel’s mandate is to look into the remote and immediate causes of the Onido stool crisis,” the statement read.
“The second mandate of the panel is to make far-reaching recommendations that would guide the Olubadan and his council in resolving the 19-year-old crisis once and for all.”

The move is intended to bring a lasting and amicable resolution to the chieftaincy controversy, which has been a source of tension in Ido town over the past two decades.